Новости за 21.10.2013

Live coverage of BBC2's Daily Politics from Westminster with Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn.

There is a national champion cottonwood tree in Gage County.

In this edition of Tennis Now news, check out the magazine cover that has Rafael Nadal showing off his chiseled chest and abs. And with the WTA Championship fields finalized for Istanbul, Serena Williams has taken to the practice courts, giving her hitting partner a painful battle wound in the process. Plus, watch as Lukas Rosol’s temper cost him a point penalty on match point.

Saturn is probably the single most iconic image in all of astronomy--so iconic that it was, literally, the official Discover magazine icon for a number of years. Yet, amazingly, scientists continue to find new ways to look at the ringed planet, uncovering details never before seen by human eyes. If you follow space images, you probably saw the stunning polar view of Saturn, taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft from a height of 935,000 miles. And that picture tells only a small part of the story.

The library at the National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., boasts a rare collection of strategy guides, designs, and background materials from old-school video games. Chris Kohler takes a look at the original documents from classic games, including Wizard and the Princess, Mystery House, and King’s Quest II.

The library at the National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., boasts a rare collection of strategy guides, designs, and background materials from old-school video games. Chris Kohler takes a look at the original documents from classic games, including Wizard and the Princess, Mystery House, and King’s Quest II.

It’s fairly common nowadays to hear renditions of “Sunrise, Sunset,” for instance, or “The Sabbath Prayer,” memorable melodies from the Fiddler on the Roof, at bar mitzvahs or weddings. Songs from that musical—whose story is inspired by the work of Sholem Aleichem—have become an indelible part of our popular cultural lexicon not just in the […]